Levogyrate


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Le`vo`gy´rate

(~jī´rãt)
a. 1. (Chem., Physics, Biochem.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization of light towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.; levorotatory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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